Structure of foot brush

ABSTRACT

A foot brush structure includes a frame and at least a brush. The frame includes a positioning section and a support section. The support section is coupled to the positioning section and extends upward at a predetermined angle. The support section includes at least one elastic member. The brush is mounted to the support section. A user may step on and hold the positioning section in position with one foot and places the sole of another foot on the brush or places the instep in contact with the brush, while having the foot move back and forth so as to achieve an operation of reciprocally brushing the foot with the brush. An efficacy of the present invention is that the elder is allowed to brush and clean the feet in an independent, easy, effortless, and efficient manner without hand operation or bending waist and requiring no assistant from other people.

(a) TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to a structure of a brush, andmore particularly to a foot brush structure that is operable to brush,back and forth, a foot so as to allow the elder to brush the feet in aneasy, effortless, and efficient manner without hand operation or bendingwaist and requiring no assistance from other people.

(b) DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

To wash and clean feet, a person has to bend the waist or to sit on astool, if no assistive tool is used, in order to conduct an operation ofwashing and cleaning the feet. This is generally difficult andinconvenient for people having problems in bending waist so that theymay get reluctant to do so.

The elder, who are generally not easy to make movements by themselves,when taking a bath or washing and cleaning the feet, must be assisted byother people. Although people generally take a bath one time in one day,they wash their feet in a more frequent manner. Thus, it is quite atrouble and inconvenience regarding washing and cleaning feet for theelder.

Thus, the present invention aims to address the above-discussed issue.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An object of the present invention is to provides a structure of a footbrush, which enables brushing, back and forth, a foot in such a mannerthat the elder can wash and clean the feet in an independent,effortless, easy, and efficient manner without hand operation andbending waist and requiring no assistance from other people.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a structurethat comprises a frame and at least one brush, wherein the framecomprises a positioning section and a support section. The supportsection is coupled to the positioning section and extends upwardtherefrom at a predetermined angle. The support section comprises atleast one elastic member. The brush is mounted to the support section.

A user may step on and hold the positioning section in position with onefoot and places the sole of another foot on the brush or places theinstep in contact with the brush, while having the foot move back andforth so as to achieve an operation of reciprocally brushing the footwith the brush.

The efficacy of the present invention is that the elder is allowed tobrush and clean the feet in an independent, easy, effortless, andefficient manner without hand operation or bending waist and requiringno assistant from other people.

The foregoing objectives and summary provide only a brief introductionto the present invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects ofthe present invention as well as the invention itself, all of which willbecome apparent to those skilled in the art, the following detaileddescription of the invention and the claims should be read inconjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specificationand drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similarparts.

Many other advantages and features of the present invention will becomemanifest to those versed in the art upon making reference to thedetailed description and the accompanying sheets of drawings in which apreferred structural embodiment incorporating the principles of thepresent invention is shown by way of illustrative example.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating an example of using the presentinvention.

FIG. 5 is another schematic view illustrating the use of the presentinvention.

FIG. 6 is a further schematic view of the use of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view illustrating operating an adjustment bar ofthe present invention.

FIG. 8 is another schematic view illustrating the operation of theadjustment bar of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a further schematic view illustrating the operation of theadjustment bar of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating another embodiment of thepresent invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The following descriptions are exemplary embodiments only, and are notintended to limit the scope, applicability or configuration of theinvention in any way. Rather, the following description provides aconvenient illustration for implementing exemplary embodiments of theinvention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be made inthe function and arrangement of the elements described without departingfrom the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Referring to FIGS. 1,2, and 3, the present invention comprises a frame10 and a brush 20. Details will be provided below.

The frame 10 comprises a positioning section 11 and a support section12. The support section 12 is mounted to the positioning section 11 andextends upward therefrom at a predetermined angle. The support section12 comprises two elastic members 121. In the instant embodiment, theelastic members 121 are respectively arranged at two sides of thesupport section 12.

The brush 20 is mounted on the support section 12.

In an embodiment, the support section 12 comprises a multiple sectionstructure and the elastic members 121 are springs. Two ends of each ofthe elastic members 121 are mounted to and coupled between adjacentsections of the support section 12.

In an embodiment, the brush 20 is made of a soft fibrous material forbrushing and cleaning a foot in a humanistic and comfortable manner.

In an embodiment, the positioning section 11 of the frame 10 is movablycoupled, via a pivotal axle 31, to an adjustment bar 30. In the instantembodiment, the adjustment bar 30 is foldable and stowed in an interiorspace of the positioning section 11, when not in use, in order to savespace of storage.

The above provides a description of the components of the presentinvention and the assembly thereof. In the following, an operation andadvantages of the present invention will be described.

Referring to FIGS. 4, 5, and 6, to use, the present invention ispositioned in a water container, such as a basin, in such a way that afoot of a user is allowed to step or position on the positioning section11 of the frame 10 and thus holding the frame 10 in position and anotherfoot of the user may be placed on the brush 20 in such a way that thesole is in contact thereof, or with the instep placed in contact withthe brush 20, meanwhile the foot is moved back and forth so as toachieve a movement that enables the foot to be reciprocally brushed bythe brush 20.

The elastic members 121 of the support section 12 allow for limiteddeformation or shifting of the support section 12 in order to provide acushioning effect during the foot being brushed by the brush 20 and toimprove comfortableness of brushing.

An efficacy of the present invention is that the elder is allowed tobrush and clean the feet in an independent, easy, effortless, andefficient manner without hand operation and bending waist and requiringno assistant from other people.

Referring to FIGS. 7, 8, and 9, in the use of the present invention, theadjustment bar 30 can be rotated out of the interior of the positioningsection 11 and the adjustment bar 30 can be set in engagement with aplanar surface in order to lift up the positioning section 11 and thesupport section 12 for adjusting the position of the brush 20 to therebyimprove the utilization of the brush 20 to brush and clean a foot.

Referring to FIG. 10, in an embodiment, the support section 12 of theframe 10 has a multiple-segment folded and curved configurationcomprising multiple segments respectively supporting multiple brushes 20to improve the utilization of the present invention.

It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or twoor more together may also find a useful application in other types ofmethods differing from the type described above.

While certain novel features of this invention have been shown anddescribed and are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intendedto be limited to the details above, since it will be understood thatvarious omissions, modifications, substitutions and changes in the formsand details of the device illustrated and in its operation can be madeby those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the claimsof the present invention.

I claim:
 1. A foot brush structure, comprising: a frame, which comprisesa positioning section and a support section, the support section beingcoupled to the positioning section and extending upward at apredetermined angle, the support section comprising at least one elasticmember; and at least one brush, which is mounted to the support section.2. The foot brush structure according to claim 1, wherein the supportsection comprises a multiple section structure and the elastic membersare springs, the elastic members each having two ends respectivelymounted to and coupled between adjacent sections of the support section.3. The foot brush structure according to claim 1, wherein the brushcomprises a soft fibrous material.
 4. The foot brush structure accordingto claim 1, wherein the positioning section of the frame is movablycoupled, via a pivotal axle, to an adjustment bar.
 5. The foot brushstructure according to claim 1, wherein the support section of the framecomprises multiple-segment folded and curved configuration comprisingmultiple sections respectively supporting multiple brushes.